Can't Miss Stories for Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Special subscription offer inside! Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Lock in your subscription rate and save! [LJWorld.com]( Special Offer - 40% off All-Access to LJWorld.com If you haven’t already, please consider supporting local journalism through a digital subscription to LJWorld.com. Subscriptions are the No. 1 source of revenue that supports our local journalists. [Subscribe Now]( [photo]( [Town Talk | New boba tea shop with drinks from throughout Asia opens in west Lawrence; new cafe coming to Ninth Street]( The owner of the newly opened Boba & Beyond shop on West Sixth Street is betting that falooda, a drink with rose-flavored milk, basil seeds, jelly and other ingredients, will be the biggest surprise and one of the most popular items on the shop’s menu. [Read More]( [photo]( [Jayhawks will represent countries across five continents at Olympics]( Even beyond Stanley Redwine’s own presence at the upcoming Olympics in Paris, a group of athletes whom he coached in college will compete in the colors of their various home countries. [Read More]( [Image]( [Majority of proposed Lawrence property tax rate increase would support rebuilding city’s rainy day savings account]( Lawrence city commissioners are being asked to approve the city’s largest property tax rate increase in at least 50 years to help fund everything from increased sidewalk maintenance to raises for city employees. [Read More]( [photo]( [KU athletic director says phase one is on schedule for David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium]( Seven months into construction, and according to Kansas athletic director Travis Goff, everything is going according to plan for the Kansas football team to play a “week zero” home game at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium against Fresno State on Aug. 23, 2025. [Read More]( [Image]( [Town Talk | A look at how one decision in the summer of 2023 created the city’s current budget hole]( The summer of 2023 played a big role in the current city budget woes that have led City Manager Craig Owens to recommend a 3.5 mill property tax rate increase, which would be the largest such increase for Lawrence city government in at least 50 years. [Read More]( [photo]( [As Lawrence hopes to be a FIFA base camp host, city leaders are planning for World Cup ’26 fever]( Although still two years away from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Lawrence is hoping to capitalize on Cup fever set to descend upon Kansas City and to play host to a visiting national team. [Read More]( [photo]( [Nightly live music, two demolition derbies highlight events around Douglas County Fair]( Crews working in the baking sun to set up the rides and food stands. A building bustling with projects from 4-H students and families. It can only mean one thing: the Douglas County Fair is starting. [Read More]( [photo]( [As Lawrence city leaders ponder creation of open alcohol consumption area, here’s how other cities implemented their programs]( During a recent Lawrence City Commission meeting, commissioners had a muddled reaction to the idea of creating an open alcohol consumption area centered around Massachusetts Street. [Read More]( [photo]( [Photo Gallery: KU kicks off fall camp]( Kansas football begins its first day of fall camp on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Lawrence. [Read More]( [Facebook]( This message was sent by the Lawrence Journal-World. You are receiving this because at some point in the past you shared your email address with LJWorld.com To opt-out of emails like this, click the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World PO Box 888, Lawrence, KS 66044